iPhone Fold leaks 📱, lightning on Mars ⚡, technical deflation 📉

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The glasses feature built-in translucent displays that superimpose contextual information on the wearer's view of their surroundings. They are equipped with cameras, bone conduction microphones, and swappable batteries rated to last 24 hours. Alibaba has also released a cheaper version of the glasses that doesn't have the displays. 🚀 Science & Futuristic Technology NASA Rover Makes a Shocking Discovery: Lightning on Mars (6 minute read) Scientists have observed centimeter-scale electrical discharges on Mars. The sparks could play an important role in chemical reactions in the Martian atmosphere. They do not pose any danger of electrocution for humans. However, they could disrupt or damage electronic devices over time. Lightning has also previously been observed in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Study claims to provide first direct evidence of dark matter (3 minute read) The first evidence of dark matter may have been discovered. Scientists have spotted a pattern of gamma rays that appears to match the shape of the dark matter halo that spreads out in a sphere from the heart of the galaxy. It closely matches the properties of gamma-ray radiation predicted to be emitted by dark matter. More work is needed to rule out other astrophysical processes and background emissions that could explain the signals. 💻 Programming, Design & Data Science Reach millions of tech professionals at scale (Sponsor) Over 6 million tech professionals read TLDR including developers, product managers, marketers, designers and executives. Get in front of your target audience with an ad placement just like this one! Learn more about running a test campaign. Technical Deflation (6 minute read) Anything you build now will get easier in six months. If the building part is easy, then your moat has to be something else. Focus more on selling and less on building. Understanding your customer and their problems better than anyone else is a real advantage that doesn't go away. runprompt (GitHub Repo) runprompt is a single-file Python script for running .prompt files. .prompt is an executable GenAI prompt template file format designed to be agnostic to programming language and model provider. It allows for maximum flexibility in usage. The format streamlines the process of working with AI models and ensuring consistency across different uses of the same prompt. 🎁 Miscellaneous The Math of Why You Can't Focus at Work (37 minute read) Deep work is unlikely unless you deliberately design for it. Your default state is fragmentation - you are not uniquely undisciplined. Dropping just one interruption per hour per day can have a huge effect. Cutting down tasks into smaller chunks can mean the difference between a hellish day and a passable one. More Articles Are Now Created by AI Than Humans (6 minute read) The quantity of AI-generated articles has surpassed the quantity of human-written articles being published on the web. Despite the prevalence of AI-generated articles, they largely do not appear in Google and ChatGPT. The proportion of AI-generated articles has remained relatively stable over the last 12 months. This is likely because practitioners found that AI-generated articles do not perform well in search. ⚡ Quick Links DeepSeek Joins OpenAI & Google in Scoring Gold in IMO 2025 (2 minute read) DeepSeekMath-V2 demonstrates strong theorem-proving capabilities in mathematics - it solved 5 of 6 problems on the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) 2025. Internet Handle (5 minute read) Open social apps allow people to use any internet domain they own as a handle, enabling them to log into multiple apps with one identity. Hyper content negotiation (9 minute read) Combining the ability to negotiate content type and LLMs may be a powerful concept for the future of the web. Sam Altman's Business Buddies Are Getting Stung (5 minute read) SoftBank's shares have dropped 40% from late October, while Oracle's stock has lost all gains made since early September. Google Maps Will Let You Hide Your Identity When Writing Reviews (3 minute read) Google Maps will soon let users use a nickname and select an alternative profile picture for online reviews. AWS builds a DNS backstop to allow changes when its notoriously flaky US East region wobbles (2 minute read) AWS is implementing a feature that allows DNS changes within 60 minutes of a service disruption in US East. Want to advertise in TLDR? 📰 If your company is interested in reaching an audience of tech executives, decision-makers and engineers, you may want to advertise with us. 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